Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-24
to a provoking oversight

Owing to provoking oversight
our notice of the literary entertain
ment given by the teachers in at
tendance at the Institute on Friday
night of their stay here was left
out. In it we mentioned the fine
reading of Mr.. A. Z. Barker, Miss
Belts, and others whose names we
do not now recall, and the splendid
.recitations rendered by Miss Turner,
Miss Sabin, the Miss Motifs and
others. The evening was a rare
literary treat and had its fun and
frolic as we'll. The solos by Prof.
Root and w. III. Anderson received
hearty encores from the audience.
The Webster Band was discoursed
some fine music for the occasion,
aud it was generally remarked by
visitors, 81 just enjoyed myself
hugely..v
We are often told that educa-
ton is the drawing out of the for
ees of nature, developing powers
within us, and bringing them into
activity. This is very true, but
when you develop a power what
are you going to do with it? are we
to let it run wild? This is too Of
ten the case. We develop the in
tellect without considering what its
developed powers viii do. The re-
suit is the constant need of reform
to counterfeit the evil influences de-
yeloped powers have spread abroad,
it is important, therefore, that the
powers as they develop be properly
directed, to make them useful to
the individual as well as the world
at large. While we give knowledge
we need to show the use of the
knowledge impaired, that it may
be properly applied. The educa-
tioE that loses sight of the directive
element, looses the practical results
for which education is designed.
The world needs true men. 1t
needs them everywhere, and never
more than to-day. 1t needs men in
the puplit, who prefer substance to
show. 1t needs men at the bar, on
the bench, and IN legislative halls
who can say without bravado, what
q revolutionary hero, when tempted
by British gold, is reported to have
said: 81 am poor, very poor, but
poor as | am, the king of Great
Britain is not rich enough to buy
me-" And surely we want honest,
capable, christian men in every
sphere. We want them as physi-
clans; we want them in our BUSH
ness circles; we want them to study
the social problems of the time, and
mould public sentiment IN the
shape, without the prejudice that
the pulpit incurs in the attempt. 1t
is indeed a great matter that a man
discovers the post where he can be
most useful, but it is by no means
less essential that he cherish in his
soul the resolve to be useful, faith
full conscientious and true where's
ever his lot is cast.
These are scheming times
People are not what they were 20.
years ago. The struggle for wealth
has become so intense, that many Of
mems honest scruples as to the right
have been broken down and swept
away in the mad, headlong race for
the almighty dollar. Matters spo-
ken of in confidence, or words drop
ped incautiously in chance CONVEX
sation, are not always accorded the
privacy they are entitled to. They
are too often used without remorse,
wherever they can be used to the adj
vantage of one or the detrlment of
another, and in this way, a man
who has honest schemes Of business
in hand. or who may have the mis-
fortune to have unhappy secrets in
his household, or in his personal
circle, frequently fndb the world
cognizant Of all, without knowing
how it obtained the information.
An upright, just and honorable per-
son, who chances to come into pos
session Of a knowledge of his neigh
bors private affairs, will lock his
lips with reference to them and i n
no case mention it to others, unless